Answer: (a) A 72-gram sample of natural carbon contains

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(a) A 72-gram sample of natural carbon contains the usualfraction of C. Estimate how long it will take before thereis only one C nucleus left. (b) How does the answer in(a) change if the sample is 270 grams? What does this tellyou about the limits of carbon dating?

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